Chapter Ninety-Eight: Hypocrisy and Wrongdoing
The second day was a sunny day. But Li Zhen left the "General's Mansion" early.
In addition to the reason that he wanted to go to Xiao Heng's courtyard to take a look, he was still a little selfish. That is, even if there is a mysterious enemy who has malicious intentions towards him, even if many things have not yet been sorted out, he still can't resist such a strong desire-
Get out of the city and go to the city to have a look. Look at the scene similar to that of six years ago, and look at the prosperity of the Anthropocene.
With this desire, he got into the car with Zhu Dipang. But when the car hit the street, he realized that many things were just "beautiful".
Came back late last night and the whole city was brightly lit. And he had the illusion that everyone on the streets looked like a colorful person. But today, after carefully looking at the flow of people on the street through the morning light, he realized that last night was all an illusion.
There is nothing wrong with a large number of people, but many of them wear uniform uniforms. In fact, the flow of people on the streets is divided into groups, and each group wears its own clothing.
Zhu Dipang's statement is that this is Xiao Heng's idea. People in different types of work wear different clothes, which are easy to distinguish and manage, and the clothes are distributed by the Yuzhou government, and these people have to work late to get paid to make ends meet.
Then the flow of people on the street last night was these people. At that time, they had just finished a day of tired labor, and when they returned home, they created a beautiful illusion of yesterday under the light of the lights.
There are also shops on the streets, and they are all open. Zhu Dipong's explanation for this is: It's true that you can do business freely, but the taxes are extremely high. Before entering the city, Li Zhen heard that Xiao Heng "intends to stand on his own". But now that he saw the scene in the downtown area, he realized that Xiao Heng had already walked far away on this road.
Sure enough, I still can't go back to the past.
Many things can only be found in the memory.
With such regrets, he went to Xiao Heng's mansion, but what he didn't get was rich - from his point of view. That man did amass a lot of wealth, but it was meaningless to Li Zhen. And the man rarely seemed to return home, and even a thin layer of dust had fallen on the sheets.
He carried the gun with him all day, attracting the attention of many people. Zhu Dipang mentioned the matter of Pang Feihong, and Li Zhen said that he wanted the other party to get in touch with the South Luzon side as soon as possible. As soon as he planned to do something here, he would go there and see.
In the afternoon, the two of them separatedβZhu Dipong went to do the thing that the two had discussed beforehand.
It was not until the evening of the next day that Zhu Di Pang returned to the general's palace again. And at this time, Lee was really having dinner.
With a mysterious and imperceptible joy on his face, Zhu Di Pang was beckoned by Li Zhen to sit opposite him. Bite one's tongue.
Li Zhen swallowed what was in his mouth. smiled and said, "It's done?" β
"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life." Zhu Dipang's eyes were blazing, and his whole body was full of energetic energy, "General, I'm here to finalize the most important details with you. β
Li Zhen motioned for him to continue.
"Xiao Heng is the former deputy governor. His name is Wang Lei. The word old stone. He used to be a supporter of Xiao Heng's self-reliance. The Wang family is also quite influential in Yuzhou. Now Xiao Heng is dead. Except for a few who are intimidated by your prestige, the rest of the die-hards are the only ones who want to do it. Zhu Dipong grinned, "I went to see them." Stayed there overnight. You didn't speak or contact them the day before yesterday, yesterday or today, and these people couldn't sit still. Some people think that you may be plotting something behind the scenes, and they are afraid. Others are intent on β pardoning my offense β to teach you a lesson. β
Li Zhen laughed: "Then they are also commendable." β
"The mantis arm is just a car!" Zhu Dipong laughed, "That's why I added a fire to them." β
Li Zhen thought for a while: "How do you make them believe you?" β
"Because my surname is Zhu." Zhu Dibang said, "They asked me why I should believe in me, and why I wanted to oppose you, and I said such a sentence. β
Li Zhen nodded: "Huh...... It also makes sense. Your surname is Zhu, and you are a descendant of the royal family. In a way...... Cutting the land and becoming king is actually more suitable for you. And you are qualified to be a king in the true sense of the word. β
Zhu Dibang straightened up: "But the lower official really didn't mean that." β
"I understand. You're just lying in vain. Li Zhen waved his hand, poured himself a cup of herbal tea, and poured another cup for Zhu Dibang.
Zhu Dibang continued: "As soon as the lower officials said this, they talked with them all night. And then those people were encouraged by me. For when I told them that you were already quite weak when I went. I said that you are seriously injured, and sometimes you even have trouble speaking, so I have not shown your true face these days, and I only want to talk to them when I have recovered a little. β
"I also mentioned this gun of yours." Zhu Dipong glanced at the Longkinus spear lying across Li Zhen's lap, "You told me that this thing is an artifact that can destroy species, but those people don't know. You carry it all day, and a lot of people have seen it, so they know it. They asked me why you did this, and my explanation wasβ"
Zhu Dipong looked at Li Zhen: "Say that you are seriously injured, and this Longinus spear can not only destroy the species, but also has another powerful and mysterious power - it can relieve your injuries and make you show your health." And I said unto them, If you are separated from this spear...... You're too weak to add. β
Lee was really drinking tea. When Zhu Dibang said this, his hand stiffened slightly. But after a very brief pause, he returned to normal, drank the herbal tea, put the cup on the table, and said in a deep voice: "And then? β
"And then...... And those people were moved. Zhu Dipong lowered his eyes, "Maybe they have their own intelligence system, Zhilu said that I am talking about details." β
Li Zhen nodded: "Yes." β
Then he touched the spear that was lying across his lap and said softly: "I just want this thing to go to heaven, and I want to use this thing to restore peace to the world." So I had to keep it under my nose and not make the slightest mistake. β
This kind of explanation can be understood. Zhu Dibang smiled: "The general is cautious, this is good." β
Then he raised his eyebrows: "But those people don't know what to say." β
"So they asked me to bring a word. I'm not going to be that quirky 'lobbyist' right nowβ" Zhu Dippon joked, "they want me to be hard and soft, and they want you to agree to meet with them tomorrow." They also want me to pretend to threaten you, and if you still refuse to come forward tomorrow to appease them, maybe they will make a 'big move' - such as taking risks to assassinate you and starting riots all over Chongqing-"
"If you are as weak as I say to them, you will agree to the meeting tomorrow."
Li Zhen sighed and shook his head: "Yes." β
Zhu Dipong continued: "They also want me to convince you to accept the condition that you do not carry this gun with you. Of course, I can find excuses, such as if you have a weapon, they will feel uneasy, think that you are not sincere, and so on...... But it's all in our plans, and we're just going to do it. β
Li Zhen hummed noncommittally, lowered his eyes and poured himself another cup of tea: "That's it." β
He took a minute to drink two cups of tea in a row, but he didn't say anything.
Zhu Dipong seemed a little agitated. He frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "General." This gun is away from you for a moment, and there is nothing wrong with it. Who else dares to steal your stuff in Yuzhou today? Even if they didβand what you couldn't get back, the thieves you couldn't catch? We're just making a show for them. β
"When the time comes, you won't even need to make a move." Zhu Dipong continued, "Their plan is to bring eight A-class people to assassinate you. And we can arrange the force field generator in advance at the meeting place. At their place, I'll turn the generator off when the time comes, and the four A-class will burst into a blow. But here we are...... Hehe, I'll make them look good. You don't even need to make a move, as soon as the generator is turned on, a dozen guns will solve all the problems. β
Li Zhen thought about it for a while and sighed softly. Then he said, "Okay. β
He raised his head and looked at Zhu Dipang: "In this way, you are the key point." β
"It's an honor to fight alongside the general." Zhu Dibang lowered his head slightly.
Li Zhen thought for a while, and looked at Zhu Dibang carefully: "I think I can trust you." β
Zhu Dipang slowly raised his head again, and smiled slightly at Li Zhen's gaze: "The general doesn't have to worry too much. β
They talked for another thirty minutes, and then Zhu Dipong got up and left.
Li Zhen sat alone at the table and pondered for a while, then stood up and paced a few steps around the room.
That night, Pang Feihong returned to the General's Mansion. The two men went to the infirmary to see Zhang Jianβhe had been awake for two or three hours during the day, and now he was in a coma again. But according to the doctor, this is quite optimistic, if the treatment is done properly, it will take about another ten days for him to recover his health, and there will be no sequelae. This time, Li Zhen met with the person in charge of the infirmary and several other doctors, Wen Yan encouraged them, and deliberately looked at the girl at the front desk.
However, this one looked a little shy today, and when he saw Li Zhen, he lowered his head a little twisted, as if the two of them had done something unspeakable before.
Pang Feihong joked that Li Zhen said that this girl might have secretly agreed, but Li Zhen only smiled slightly and didn't look at her again.
Then, under the cover of night, several civilian vans drove into the general's mansion. Jumping off some people, moving off something, making certain set preparations.
A whole calm night passed quickly.
A few hours later, the eastern sky was white.
The fourth day of the General's Palace. (To be continued......)